Opa-locka

English Alternative forms en Opa Locka Opa-Locka Etymology From en mus opa-lofa-tisha-loka big en hummock swamp hillock original placename, coined in the 1920s by civic founder en Glenn Curtiss by way of shortening to make it sound vaguely Arabic, and establishing the original architectural style of Moorish revival for the city. Proper noun +, Florida 1 en city co/Miami-Dade County s/Florida c/US. en Kelsie Smith For 13 years, this city banned saggy pants. Now, officials have voted to repeal the law w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/11/us/florida-saggy-pants-ban-trnd 2020-09-11 "No 'Ifs, Ands or Butts...It's the City Law!'" reads a sign in Opa-locka picturing two Black men. On Wednesday, Opa-locka city commission members repealed saggy pants ordinances from 2007 and 2013 in a 4-1 vote, officials said in a statement Thursday. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802125717/https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/11/us/florida-saggy-pants-ban-trnd